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2024 Official Accountability Report - Westfield High
Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Westfield (03250000)		TITLE I STATUS
Title I School
SCHOOL
Westfield High (03250505)		GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12
REGION
West/Central		FEDERAL DESIGNATION
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Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Moderate progress toward targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
47% - Moderate progress toward targets19

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage64%36%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		47%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-24-
Mathematics achievement04-04-
Science achievement24-24-
Achievement total21240.041267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-24-
Mathematics growth24-24-
Growth total4820.04822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate34----
High school completion total51220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total4410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism24-04-
Advanced coursework completion44----
Additional indicators total6810.00410.0
Weighted total3.610.0-3.610.3-
Percentage of possible points 36%-35%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage36%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)		 Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement44----
Mathematics achievement24----
Science achievement34----
Achievement total91240.0---
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24----
Mathematics growth34----
Growth total5820.0---
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04----
Extended engagement rate44----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total41220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total3410.0---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44----
Advanced coursework completion34----
Additional indicators total7810.0---
Weighted total6.410.0----
Percentage of possible points 64%---
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage64%

Student group percentile

This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same student group in schools serving similar grades
15

Overall progress toward improvement targets

 20232024
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage63%25%
Weight40%60%
Cumulative Criterion-referenced target percentage
(2023 x 40%) + (2024 x 60%)		40%
Moderate progress toward targets

2024 Points awarded

2024 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement04-
Mathematics achievement04-
Science achievement04-
Achievement total01247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth24-
Growth total4822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate24-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate34-
High school completion total51220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion44-
Additional indicators total8810.0
Weighted total2.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 25%-
2024 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage25%

2023 Points awarded

2023 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Student Group
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement44-
Science achievement44-
Achievement total101247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate04-
Extended engagement rate14-
Annual dropout rate04-
High school completion total11220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total6.710.7-
Percentage of possible points 63%-
2023 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage63%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 503.1 499.4 -3.7 505.0 2240Recovery Path: Declined
Lowest Performing 473.8 474.2 0.4 478.9 492Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 492.9 490.0 -2.9 497.2 1240Path Forward: Declined
Low income 493.5 492.4 -1.1 498.4 1030Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 11--
Students w/ disabilities 476.8 478.8 2.0 480.0 582Path Forward: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 489.1 489.0 -0.1 492.8 461Path Forward: No Change
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 506.7 501.6 -5.1 511.8 1550Path Forward: Declined

Mathematics achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 498.1 495.3 -2.8 502.2 2260Path Forward: Declined
Lowest Performing 477.2 471.1 -6.1 482.3 480Path Forward: Declined
High needs 490.6 485.5 -5.1 494.8 1240Path Forward: Declined
Low income 491.1 488.0 -3.1 494.9 1030Path Forward: Declined
EL and Former EL---- 11--
Students w/ disabilities 479.5 472.9 -6.6 483.6 580Path Forward: Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 487.0 485.5 -1.5 490.8 460Path Forward: Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 501.0 498.2 -2.8 505.0 1570Path Forward: Declined

Science achievement - MCAS average composite scaled score - High school
Group 2023 Achievement 2024 Achievement Change 2024 Target N Points Reason
All Students 492.3 492.6 0.3 495.1 2072Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 470.8 471.4 0.6 474.7 492Path Forward: Improved Below Target
High needs 485.0 484.0 -1.0 488.3 1080Path Forward: Declined
Low income 485.7 486.3 0.6 488.9 882Path Forward: Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 7--
Students w/ disabilities 473.2 474.0 0.8 475.7 522Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 10--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 6--
Hispanic/Latino 483.0 484.1 1.1 485.8 412Recovery Path: Improved Below Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 494.3 494.3 0.0 497.5 1451Recovery Path: No Change

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 42.2 2122Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 43.8 492Typical Growth - Low
High needs 43.0 1132Typical Growth - Low
Low income 42.0 962Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 39.8 541Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 32.2 451Low Growth
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 43.6 1462Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2024 Mean SGP N Points Reason
All Students 45.1 2132Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing 44.3 482Typical Growth - Low
High needs 40.8 1132Typical Growth - Low
Low income 40.3 962Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 35.2 541Low Growth
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.- 1--
Asian- 9--
Afr. Amer./Black- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 41.8 452Typical Growth - Low
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.- 4--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.----
White 47.3 1472Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 90.4 90.9 0.5 94.9 2422Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 82.9 84.4 1.5 88.0 1352Improved Below Target
Low income 81.8 84.3 2.5 87.1 1212Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 78.3 79.2 0.9 87.4 532Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 8--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 9--
Hispanic/Latino 86.0 79.1 -6.9 92.4 430Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 7--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 90.5 93.7 3.2 94.4 1752Improved Below Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2021 Rate (%) 2022 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 95.9 91.7 -4.2 95.0 3030Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 90.5 85.4 -5.1 94.1 1640Declined
Low income 89.7 83.8 -5.9 94.0 1480Declined
EL and Former EL---- 10--
Students w/ disabilities 90.9 84.1 -6.8 95.0 690Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 7--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 7--
Hispanic/Latino 97.3 88.0 -9.3 95.0 500Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.7 91.8 -3.9 95.0 2310Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2022 Rate (%) 2023 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 2.4 2.2 -0.2 2.2 1,0173Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 4.9 4.2 -0.7 4.4 4973Met Target
Low income 5.4 4.4 -1.0 4.9 4123Met Target
EL and Former EL---- 57--
Students w/ disabilities 5.9 5.7 -0.2 5.3 1931No Change
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 30--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 27--
Hispanic/Latino 2.9 4.9 2.0 2.6 2030Declined
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 36--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 2.4 1.5 -0.9 2.2 7204Exceeded Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 5.1 12.5 7.4 6.6 484Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Low income-------
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities-------
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino-------
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 31.7 30.3 -1.4 28.7 9912Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 42.3 46.9 4.6 35.4 490Declined
High needs 47.8 42.4 -5.4 44.2 5284Exceeded Target
Low income 51.3 44.8 -6.5 47.3 4554Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 85--
Students w/ disabilities 55.0 50.7 -4.3 51.2 2073Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 32--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 22--
Hispanic/Latino 52.7 47.5 -5.2 48.8 2004Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 41--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 25.8 24.6 -1.2 22.2 6942Improved Below Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2023 Rate (%) 2024 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 58.6 65.0 6.4 63.4 5064Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 36.1 45.3 9.2 41.2 2454Exceeded Target
Low income 36.3 44.7 8.4 41.6 2084Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 41--
Students w/ disabilities 19.4 26.0 6.6 24.9 964Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 14--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 12--
Hispanic/Latino 25.9 38.4 12.5 32.4 994Exceeded Target
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 22--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 65.1 71.0 5.9 69.9 3594Exceeded Target

Assessment participation - All students
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 244 23998Yes 1 244 24199Yes 1 244 24299Yes 1

Assessment participation - Student Group
Group English language arts Mathematics Science Overall
Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Enrolled Assessed Total Enrolled Total Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
High needs 142 139 142 139 142 141 426 41998Yes1
Low income 119 117 119 117 119 119 357 35399Yes1
EL and Former EL 19 19 19 19 18 18 56----
Students w/ disabilities 62 61 62 61 62 61 186 18398Yes1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3----
Asian 12 12 12 12 12 12 36----
Afr. Amer./Black 7 7 7 7 7 7 21----
Hispanic/Latino 50 50 51 50 51 51 152 15199Yes1
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 5 5 5 5 5 5 15----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----------
White 169 164 168 166 168 166 505 49698Yes1


About this report

Overall classification: All Massachusetts districts and schools with sufficient data are classified into one of two accountability categories: districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention, and districts and schools not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to achievement, growth, high school completion, English learner progress, advanced coursework completion, and chronic absenteeism into a single number between 0 and 100. For a group to be considered to be meeting targets it must have a cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual criterion-referenced target percentage is calculated by dividing the weighted total points earned by the weighted total possible points. The calculation for each is displayed below.

Weighted total of points earned = (Total achievement points earned x Achievement weight) + (Total growth points earned x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion points earned x high school completion weight) + (EL progress points earned x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator points earned x Additional indicator weight)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

Accountability percentile: An accountability percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for most schools. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve similar grades, and is calculated using multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.


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